The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1887-02-23
Governors Of Kentucky.

Governors OF Kentucky.
1t is no common honor, that of being
the governor of the state Of Kentucky.
From its earliest organization as men,
ber of the federal union, Its very best
men have been chosen by the people to
guide the helm OF state, The grand old
commonwealth became great center of
attraction early in the present century.
Its rulers with perhaps single excep-
tion) have all been representative men,
from the days Of the brave and good
Isaac Shelby, when, with heart and
hand the peoples representatives met
under the protecting branches of some
wide-spreading beech, to enact laws for
the government of the virgin state; to
the times of the God fearing Leslie,
whose administration of her domestic
affairs will ever be remembered for its
pious dignity and decency, Kentucky
has always had good governors.
In former times it made no difference
whether the Wing or Democratic party
triumphed, the result was the same-al-
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the machinery of the executive office at
Frankfort with credit to himself and the
western purchase.
We must not forget to mention the
name of Governor Brambett in his
pubernatorial Office. Governor Bran.
bett. aside from his foolish political pre-
iudices. (which he kent alive a little too
long for his own good) was good man,
He held much that was pure and noble
in his composition. as the chief execu-
tive of Kentucky. In after ases. when
the history of the past twenty-one years
can be written truly and without offence
to any one, the name of Gov, Brambett
will be placed In its proper place upon
the roll of honor,
II is unnecessary to mention the labors
of Governors Helm and Stephenson in
the service of the state. Their admin.
istrations have formed but very recently
parts of the present history. In time
their fellow citizens will give them
credit where credit is due and Justly
criticse their omissions of dutv and
commission of errors. for the future
benefit of the commonwealth.
Kentuckians have never regretted the
election of Governor Leslie. Dur,np a
sn;r;ted and a most labaious and excit.
inc canvass. with a foeman worthy of
his steel. and in which the best men and
the hest newspapers of the Republican
party were arrayed in solid oppositioo to
Democratic men and measures. Gov.
Leslie never once lost his temper in the
presence of the people. With thorough
lv balanced mind and conscious rec,;tn,,e
of nurpose he fouoht for the principles
of the constitution and the pood of the
| noble old commonwealth. Calm. collect
ed. confident and self.possessed. when
his eloquent and distinguished opponent.
with words of learned length and thun.
derinp sound. amazed the gaping rustics
around in bercu,ean effort tn make the
worse appear the better reason. Gov.
I,eslie stood as a cbampion. of his marty
and its doctrines. knowing he was in the
right and daring to do right under all
circumstances. regardless of the noisy
clamor of blatant demagogues and the
still more senseless gabble of fools and
fanatics. Enlightened in the highest
sense of the term. d,enitied and exem-
plary in his bearing, pure in heart and
motives, solid and substantial in his con-
yictions. prudent in his utterances. he is
eminently the man for the office to
which he has been appointed by the
president of the United States and the
United States senate, What he lacks In
brilliance he will make up in force of
character, what he lacks in noise and
bluster he will make up in constant and
conscientious devotion to the high and